Man Lured to Shore Point Inn Motel, Punched and Kidnapped: Police

HAZLET, NJ — A man and a woman were arrested in Hazlet earlier this month after police said they lured a man to the Shore Point Inn and then forced him to withdraw money.

The incident happened Monday night, June 6. The victim, a 51-year-old man, was eating dinner at a bar/restaurant near the Shore Point Inn when he was lured to the local motel by Cameron Jackson, 34, of Cliffwood Beach and Lauren Lobianco, 25, of Freehold, Lt. Ted Wittke of Hazlet PD said.

At the motel, the victim was repeatedly punched in the face and threatened, police said. The two then forced the victim against his will to drive to the Wells Fargo Bank in Holmdel to withdraw money for them, he said.

Hazlet Detective Michael Tristao conducted an extensive investigation into the incident, and the two were arrested July 13. Jackson was charged with kidnapping, robbery, terroristic threats, aggravated assault, conspiracy and criminal mischief and was transported to the Monmouth County jail on a $250,000 bail. Lobianco was charged with kidnapping, robbery, terroristic threats, aggravated assault and conspiracy, and she was transported to the Monmouth County Jail on a $250,000 bail.

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